Campbell: Sex offender arrested for being on Del Mar High School campus

A registered sex offender has been arrested for allegedly being on the Del Mar High School campus.

Parolee sex offender Kevin Pickens had been on campus at least three times after school hours, according to Sgt. Andrea Urena of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.

Members of the Santa Clara County sheriff's office Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement task force and the San Jose Parole arrested Perkins on April 8 at 8 a.m. He wasn't on school grounds at the time he was arrested, Urena said.

Perkins was booked into the Santa Clara County main jail and is being held without bail.

Urena explained that the arrest was part of routine monitoring the Safe Task Force does in collaboration with other agencies.

In this case, the San Jose Patrol, who was monitoring Pickens, became aware that he had been on the campus, by looking at a tracker device that Pickens was wearing.

Urena noted that deputies said Pickens had been picking up cans on the campus after hours.

However, "If you're not supposed to be there, you're not supposed to be there," Urena said, adding sex offenders can't be on school grounds even if students aren't present.